#earlids

[living400lbs]

"Who would have thought it would turn out like this?’ enquires Mrs. Falconer blandly. ‘It reminds me of a picnic I went to when I was a child ’

The thunder has made my head ache, so I lie back in my corner and try not to hear; but it is impossible not to hear. Why are we not provided with earlids to work in the same way as eyelids, so that if we want to be quiet we may shut our ears and drift away upon our own thoughts?"

From Mrs Tim of the Regiment by DE Stevenson

[bollogloblog]

Hit the mute button: why everyone is trying to silence the outside world

Uber is trialling a feature that allows customers to stop their drivers from talking. But there’s growing evidence that cutting ourselves of

"It’s often said in sound studies that we don’t have earlids. We don’t have any control over what drips into our ears and collects in them. Earphones are the closest we have to that.”

[the-lid-the-lid-the-lid]

My eyes have eyelids so why don't my ears have earlids so I don't have to listen to people I hate